Within eight days of the meeting with the person lodging the complaint or claim, the mediator sends a report of the meeting to the Chairman of the Commission, who immediately forwards it, along with the complaint or claim, to the members of the Commission and to the complainant.
In the light of this report and after meeting the person lodging the complaint or claim, if it deems this appropriate, the Commission makes recommendations with a view to resolving the dispute or informing the person concerned of the remedies available to him or her. It may also issue a reasoned opinion in favour of closing the case.
Within eight days of the meeting, the Chief Medical Officer of the Armed Forces Hospital will reply to the person lodging the complaint or claim, enclosing the Commission’s opinion in the letter. He will forward this letter to the members of the committee.